In-House AV vs. Outsourced AV

You have your event planned and booked at your venue of choice. Time to buckle down with all the details!

Your Venue of choice tells you they offer their very own in-house AV services! It may sound great, but is that what you want? What if you want to use an outside AV supplier with whom you have a trusted relationship?

We have compiled some information that my help you make an informed decision:

Definition of In-House AV

There are three possibilities:

The hotel, convention center or other event venue will have contracted an AV company to provide them with their services in exchange for a percentage of their revenue.

The venue may have a “preferred vendor” list, which would include one or more local AV companies that have bid for and earned the partnership.

An employee may have been hired to run the AV department within the venue.